ArianespaceAriane 44LPAriane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Hispasat 1A & Satcom C3
Launched
September 10, 1992
Image: Arianespace
Summary
Hispasat 1A & Satcom C3 launched on an Arianespace Ariane 44LP from Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on September 10, 1992. It was Arianespace's 52nd launch, 5th this year and humanity's 3,750th orbital launch attempt. It was the 7th Ariane 44LP flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Hispasat 1A, one of 9 catalogued objects, reached a 225 × 35,777 km orbit inclined 6.9°. 9 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Ariane 44LP · Arianespace
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 7th Ariane 44LP flight · 1st this yearArianespace's 52nd launch5th this yearhumanity's 3,750th orbital launch attempt62nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Hispasat 1A · NORAD 22116 · 1992-060 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 9 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- HISPASAT 1A
- Object ID
- 1992-060A
- Epoch
- 1992-09-12 01:49:23 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.28175981 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7293652
- Inclination
- 6.903°
- Ascending node
- 152.0985°
- Arg. of perigee
- 178.7138°
- Mean anomaly
- 186.5255°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: Direct-GEO.
Catalogued objects
9 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 5 debris, 1 component; 6 still in orbit
- Hispasat 1A · NORAD 22116 · in orbit
- Satcom C3 · NORAD 22117 · in orbit
Ariane H10+ V53 · re-entered October 20, 1993
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Hispasat 1A was the first satellite in the national system operated by the Spanish satellite communications operator Hispasat, for a dual civil/military mission, offering services to telecommunications operators and radio broadcasting both in Europe and North Africa and America. Satcom C3 was a second generation geostationary comsat built for RCA Americom.
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
28th launch from Ariane Launch Area 2, 5th this year · 62nd from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
119 launches from this pad · 336 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
30 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Hispasat 1A & Satcom C3 launch?
Hispasat 1A & Satcom C3 launched on September 10, 1992. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Hispasat 1A & Satcom C3?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Hispasat 1A & Satcom C3?
Ariane 44LP, flown by Arianespace. Ariane 44LP spec sheet
Where did Hispasat 1A & Satcom C3 launch from?
Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana.
What orbit did Hispasat 1A & Satcom C3 reach?
Hispasat 1A, one of 9 catalogued objects, reached a 225 × 35,777 km orbit inclined 6.9°.
How many satellites did Hispasat 1A & Satcom C3 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).